Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Postdoc and Technician - Food Web Modelling


Postdoc and Technician  - Beckerman Lab, Sheffield - Food Webs. 

Towards a general theory of ecological impacts of multiple, simultaneous stressors. 

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
We have an exciting opportunity for scientists with a passion for food web biology and modelling to make an impact on developing and challenging theory about how environmental change affects communities and ecosystems.

The project involves modelling population and community responses to multiple simultaneous forms of stress using state of the art bio-energetic food web and foraging models. The project will capitalise on a newly established modelling framework to perform computer experiments that explore the distribution of additive and interactive effects caused by multiple stressors. We will build models that allow biological mechanisms, at multiple scales, to determine if stressor effects add up or not. We will generate theory about predictability and the generality of multiple stressor effects.

We are looking for a PDRA with a PhD in Ecology or related fields and with mathematical modelling experience. We are looking for a Technician with a degree in Ecology/Biology and experience and interest in food webs and quantitative ecology. We welcome applicants worldwide.

The Beckerman Lab (https://andbeck.github.io/beckslab/index.html) has a long history of working on species interactions and food web biology. The project will build on our contributions to understanding how foraging biology underpins the structure and complexity of food webs (PNAS 2006, 2008).

The project is led by Dr. Andrew Beckerman with an international team of researchers supporting modelling (Tim Poisot, Montreal ; Julia Blanchard, Tasmania), multi-stressor and prediction research (Dr. Owen Petchey, Zurich) and challenging models with data (Ute Jacob, Hamburg; Tom Webb, Sheffield). You will join an exciting ecology and evolutionary biology research group in the Department of Animal and Plant Sciences at the University of Sheffield focused on advancing knowledge and understanding of how ecosystems function and respond to environmental change over long and short time periods.


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Dr. Andrew Beckerman

University of Sheffield [+44 (0)114 222 0026]

Department of Animal and Plant Sciences

www.beckslab.staff.shef.ac.uk


Editor-in-Chief: Ecology and Evolution


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On 19 Oct 2018, 10:36 +0100, Peter Hambäck <peter.hamback@su.se>, wrote:

Hi Andrew,

can you send this as a email with links instead. The ecology list does not take attachments.


Peter



Den 2018-10-19 kl. 10:00, skrev Andrew P Beckerman:
Dear all

I am recruiting a postdoc and technician for a NERC-UK funded three year project on food webs:

Towards a general theory of ecological impacts of multiple, simultaneous stressors.

I would appreciate you bringing this to the attention of candidates you might know/have with modelling and database experience  and an interest in challenging models with data.  The research team includes Owen Petchey, Julia Blanchard, Tim Poisot and Ute Jacob and Tom Webb.

I attach a PDF description of the project with links to jobs.ac.uk for applications.

Best wishes,
Andrew

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Dr. Andrew Beckerman

University of Sheffield [+44 (0)114 222 0026]

Department of Animal and Plant Sciences

www.beckslab.staff.shef.ac.uk


Editor-in-Chief: Ecology and Evolution


Getting Started with R, 2nd Edition Now Available!

http://www.r4all.org/the-book/second-edition/

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